Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-08-25

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express, Brigadier General Graham, Adju
tant General Camp and the other high Off
GERS had been putting on their chapeaus and
-bedecked uniforms. This year the brig
ade did not turn out to receive the Governor.
He was escorted to camp without any osten-
| tation or display. The officers drove down
to the depot to await the Governors arrival.
A signal was passed up to camp that the
gubernatorial party was coming and the
cannon, manned by men from Battery A,
began to blow holes in the air and the cam
noniers to perspire.
First bare-footed youth appeared at the
entrance to the grounds.
Then came the officers and the Governors
carriage. In it were his excellency and his
wife and lady. There was no presenting
of arms and bands playing "Hail to the
Chief" but the Governor was driven
straight to his quarters. Arrived at the
camp, the white State flag was hoisted.
After he had greeted his staff and other
officers and taken good look about camp
the writer asked his excellency what his i'm
preston of the State camp was. He ex-
pressed himself as more than pleased with
the absolute perfection of the camp and its
general appearance. He regretted, like ev-
eryone else in camp, the rain.
| The gubernatorial party went in to dinner
at 1890. 1t was a good dinner and the par
| ty dallied with it for long while.
The Governor has not visited the camp
| grounds before and in conversation to-day
| said 81 cannot as yet speak on military sub
| jects. 1 can only say that as I reached the
camp and came in sight of the old flag my
| heart cried out:
Where breathes the foe that falls before US,
With freedoms soil beneath our feet
And freedoms banner waving DER u.s.
| The scene about camp last night before the
| storm sprung up was a beautiful and all
inspiring one Out under the wave of green
| the boys had just returned from supper as
frolicsome as kittens. They were confident
that there would be fine weather the rest of
the week. But like all mortals they were
doomed to be deceived. Outside and inside
the soldiers reclined on the green turf, with
here and there bit of color put in by the
dresses of the ladies who came up from the
village. The picture was pretty as one
cared to see. ''Nearer, My God, to Thee
would vibrate from one company to another
only to be changed to Marching Through |
Georgia. and other patriotic airs. A band
concert was given before brigade headquar-
ters from until 10 p. m. and attracted many
visitors from the village Shortly before 10 |
o'clock the thunder, lightning and rain drove
the boys to the cover of their tents. Hilarity
reigned with redoubled yigor beneath their
friendly shelter.
Wallace E. Ufford was arrested for selling 4
liquor within mile OF the camp grounds |
He was fined $40. He had erected a tent
within ten feet of the ground and did a
thriving business. Six kegs of beer and sew
eral gallons of liquor were confiscated.
''Some wrong Impressions seem to prevail
in regard to the State camp" said General
Graham this evening. "The accounts given
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that we are unnecessarily severe. I don't
object to the men having their fun, but I |
don't want them to make howl of it, and |
after taps the fun should cease. The more
intelligent the soldiers are the less you will |
find their grumbling at the restrictions
placed upon them and which go to increase
discipline and efficiency. If any object to it
they ought not to come to camp. 1t is always
a pleasanter reflection for those who have
submitted to this discipline that all the men
who have been here have performed the
same service alike"
in the usual custom, although there will be
less of the pomp and ceremony of the same
day of past years. The Governor will re-
view the parade as soon possible after 2
p. M, which will be followed by battalion
drill by regiments, lasting fifteen minutes.
The reports handed in at Adjutant Gen
eral Camps tonight are as follows: Total
number of men present, 1900; for duty,
1 ,947; sick, %; leave of absence SO; total
absent, 27O.
A most unaccountable thing occurred last
night. A private in one of the Sloopville
went to sleep after fourteen hours
of guard duty at IL O'Clock one of the whit
est men that ever lived. Two or three hours |
later he awoke to find himself a darby and
the cynosure of all eyes. Some overthought- {
full friend had been kind enough to plaster |
his unresisting body with delicious mixture |
Of shoe backing, molasses, ink, glue and I
various other compounds which are stickier ,
than they are pleasant. Two or three hours |
later the private, majestic in his wrath, got | =.
together body of choice friends and return
oetrators of the joke and he laid them out in e
lind. It
Lieutenant Colonel Thompson of the First t
egiment, who was taken suddenly i'll yester-
lay, was on duty to-day fully recovered. 8
Major Allen, brigade inspector, made an
Examination of the officers books this after r
loon. Everything was o. K.
The First regiment boys are having grand
ime at their entertainment at their mess
quarters tonight across the way as I write
his.
The boys are putting in their supplies of
fireworks for Friday night, when there will
70 music in the air. Ii
Company I, of Meriden, will handle the !
iege guns Friday.
Private William L. spicer, of Company I, i
ldS DooA TdlS6u 10 compromising. l
Sergeant McKiernan, of the Signal corps, |
Lcted in place of Lieutenant Jackson to day. /
Sergeant Punderson, of the Grays, was at /
acked with rheumatism to-day and was ex- ;
used to go home. When the weather is more
avorable he will return. IL
Private Taylor, of the Blues, will do duty 3
IS orderly at Adjutant General Camps head
quarters tomorrow Thursday.
Captain Burkee, officer of the guard, paid I
quite a compliment to the Blues this morn e
ng on the cleanliness of their street. IL
Colonel Watson commanded the brigade | t
during Brigadier General Graz G
lam's absence to-day. 1 +
Some have an idea from careless reports q
hat the work here is harder than in former O
ears, when in fact it is lighter. The regi- O
nents are required to have police only inside q
ANY are kept in order by men hired for the d
purpose. I made up my mind that the work e
by the soldiers on the parade v
round and outside camp was just 30 much | v
ime wasted from more profitable work. e
Everything points to a most successful a
Veek's work in spite of the unpropitious G
weather. and the humidity. 8,
The Second regiment has come to camp c]
nth an idea of business and good work and n
'olonel Leavenworth commanding, unmis.
akably intends that they shall carry out a,
hat idea. With the savoir faire of a regular T
rmy officer he has a weather eye to the Al
ealth and comfort of his men, while exact r.
lg of them that fine measure of duty at | 81
hich no man with the spirit of soldier in n
i'm and the desire to excel in the work m
hich he has voluntarily assumed will si
tumble. tr
The sick report for the day is as follows: cy
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